Microsoft has disclosed that the notorious cybercrime collective known as Scattered Spider has included ransomware strains like Qilin and RansomHub in its repertoire.
A threat actor noted for using complex social engineering techniques to compromise targets and create persistence for later exploitation and data theft is called the “Scattered Spider.” Additionally, it has a history of using the BlackCat ransomware to attack VMware ESXi servers.
It overlaps with activity clusters that are monitored under the names 0ktapus, Octo Tempest, and UNC3944 by the larger cybersecurity community. An important gang member was reportedly detained in Spain last month read more about Scattered Spider Adopts RansomHub and Qilin Ransomware for Cyber Attacks.
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